Device for displaying carpet samples

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to a holder adapted to be mounted in a framework and to receive a carpet sample in the form of a roll comprising a base portion, wall means at the edge of said base portion and extending substantially normal to the plane of said base portion, and means on said holder whereby it may be mounted in a framework.

United States Patent 1191 Schacht 1 1 Mar. 19, 1974 [54] DEVICE FORDISPLAYING CARPET 662.762 11/1900 Brownell 242/68.7 SAMPLES 3.636.8931/1972 Lange s 211/148 X 1.289.872 12/1918 Mueller... 211/60 R Inventor:Peter ch Tranustem 2,694,533 11/1954 Zucker 242/553 M rienstr. 3, Ruholdi Germ n a p a y FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [22] Flled: 1972549.467 10/1956 Italy 211/148 [21] APPL NOJ 2 331 1,060,238 8/1957Germany 211/148 Primary Exami'ner-Roy D. Frazier [30] Forelgn Apphcatmpnontvy Data Assistant Examiner-Thomas J. Holko Apr. 23, 1971 Germany2120050 Attqrngy A nt, or Fir james E. Bryan, Esq.

[52] US. Cl......-. 211/44, 211/177 [51] Int. Cl. A47f 7/17 [57.]ABSTRACT 58 Field of Search 211/44, 45, 71, 74, 72, T1115 Inventionrelates to a holder adapted to be 31/177, 2 2 533 &7; 20 72; mounted ina framework and to receive a carpet sam- 248/314, 3 3464 ple in the formof a roll comprising a base portion, wall means at the edge of said baseportion and ex- [56] References Cited I tending substantially normal tothe plane of said base UNITED STATES PATENTS portion, and means on saidholder whereby it may be J mounted in a framework. 1.124.615 1/1915 Hawk242/553 831.205 9/1906 Barnard 248/314 X 15 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures 1DEVICE FoR'DlsPLA'YING CARPET SAMPLES The present invention relates'to adevice designed for carpet samples which are rolled up in a roll,wherein each roll is enclosed by a holder at each end face thereof, andwherein the holders are kept at a distance with respect to each other bymeans of connecting elements.

Already known in the art are various devices or means for displayingparticularly larger carpet samples and for holding these carpet samples.

Known in the art, for example, are devices with the aid of which thecarpet samples'are suspended in a manner similar to pivotal towel racks.This device or arrangement, however, has the disadvantages that onlyvery few carpet samples can be viewed at the same time; that it hardlycan be prevented that the adjacent carpet samples cover the one which isintended to be viewed at a specific time, as far as light is concerned,and that the carpet samples are bent at the point or place where theyare placed over the holding means.

According to another prior art device, the carpet samples are suspendedon brackets which are similar to clothes hangers, and these brackets orhangers are hooked into a rod. This device or arrangement is suitable,however, only for relatively small carpet samples, whereas the customersreally wish to see as large a sample as possiblein order to better beable to evaluate it. The heretofore proposed devices for displayingcarpet samples have the further disadvantage that theyhardly can beaesthetically advantageously arranged in a display. room. In contrastthereto, they actually look inorganic in a display room and take up muchspace because of the bulky configuration thereof.

It is the object of thepresent invention to provide a device fordisplaying carpet samples which eliminates the disadvantages anddrawbacks mentioned hereinabove, while allowing for introducing thecarpet samples into the device in avery simple manner, and which may becomposed of displaying devices of any desired size.

This object is obtained, in accordance with the present invention, in adevice of the type referred to hereinabove by virtue of the fact thateach holder or holding means has a bottom from the edge of which projectholding or supporting members essentially at a right angle to the planeof extension thereof, at least on one side of this plane.

In order to be introduced into the device of the present invention, acarpet sample must be first rolled up and then inserted between the twoholders being provided at a distance from each other. When the carpetsample'is then released, it will unroll again to some extent due to itsproper elasticity until it is seized or grasped by the two holders orholding means within the area of the end faces thereof. No additionalclamping or fastening means of any kind are required for holding thecarpet sample in this case. By virtue of the fact that the. carpetsample is loosely wound or rolled up by the inventive device, the carpetsample also.is not bent or cracked. When the carpet sample is taken outof the device in order to be displayed and shown to a customer in theentire length thereof, it may be smoothly stretched out flat on thefloor. The inventive device further has the advantage that-even largersamples may be accommodated within a relatively small amount of space.For example, a sample having a size of 70 centimeters by ISO centimetersmay be rolled up to form a roll which is 70 centimeters high and has adiameter of centimeters.

Each holder or holding means on one side of the plane of the bottomthereof is advantageously provided only for receiving the end face ofone roller. As a result thereof, the holders or holding means and theconnecting elements or pieces thereof may be put together to formdisplay walls of almost any desired size and of almost any desiredconfiguration.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, theholding members project from both sides of the plane of the bottom. Thisconstruction or provision renders it possible to make up an entirecolumn of rolled-up carpet samples by virtue of the fact that the carpetsamples are disposed in alignment with the roller axes thereof. In thiscase, one holder or holding means serves in each case for simultaneouslyholding in place those end faces of carpet samples which are adjacent inthe roller axis direction. In this manner it is possible to arrangeseveral rolled-up carpet samples either vertically above each other, orhorizontally next to each other.

- According. to the present invention, the holding members may vbeformed by a wall surrounding the edge of the bottom. This affords theadvantage that the end face of a rolled-up carpet sample is completelyenclosed outwardly, and as a consequence thereof, the carpet edge orborder which sometimes becomes unsightly to view or look at because offraying is conveniently covered. In contrast thereto, the continuouswall conveys a quiet, aesthetically pleasing impression.

In order that the rolled-up carpet samples may be easily introduced intothe device and equally easily be removed therefrom, and where twoholders for one carpet sample are concerned, the wall in the case of oneholder will project farther from the floor thereof than is the case forthe other holder. If, for example, a carpet sample is intended to bevertically positioned with the roller axis thereof, the holder whosewall projects farther from the bottom thereof will be disposed at theupper side of the carpet sample, while the other holder or holding meanswill be disposed below. For purposes of the insertion or introductioninto the two holders or holding means, the rolled-up carpet sample isfirst of all inserted far into the upper holder; it is thereafterbrought into alignment with the lower holder and lastly loweredthereinto. When the carpet sample is then released, it will come to beevenly positioned against the walls of the two holders. If the carpetsample is horizontally positioned with the roller axis thereof, anelastic intermediate bottom must be suitably provided in the holderwhose wall projects farther from the bottom thereof, so that the sampleis securely held in the position thereof.

If it is intended to arrange several carpet samples in series and inalignment with the roller axes thereof, the holders or holding means aresuitably so provided and arranged that the wall thereof on both sides ofthe plane of extension of the bottom'will project to a varying degreefrom theedge of the bottom. As a result thereof, the holders or holdingmeans of adjacent end faces of carpet samples are in each case combinedto form one piece.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, it is alsopossible to dispose a slot in the wall which extends almost tangentiallywith respect to this wall and is continued to the bottom, and whichfurther allows for the insertion thereinto of a carpet sample. Sinceboth holding means for a carpet sample have these slots, the carpetsample does need not be first rolled up in order to be introduced intothe holders, but may be instead just inserted into the slots, whereby itwill be automatically rolled up.

According to a still further embodiment of the present invention, noholding members need be provided at a larger, continuous marginal area.This marginal area must, however, be at least so large that a carpetsample which is tightly rolled up may be slid or inserted into theholder or holding means in this marginal area but, on the other hand, itmust only be so large that the carpet sample is securely held inposition within the holders by the holding members when it has becomeunrolled, after being released, by virtue of its own elasticrty.

The bottom advantageously has an approximately circular configuration.The carpet samples will then become rolled up, after having beeninserted and released, due to the influence of their own elasticity, soas to essentially form cylinders having a circular crosssection.

The bottom also may be oval, however. In that case, the carpet sampleswill become rolled up to form a cylinder having a correspondingcross-section. The latter construction or embodiment may beadvantageous, for example, when a great many carpet samples are intendedto be arranged side-by-side.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, eachholder has at the edge thereof two diametrically opposite ear-shapedcarrying members which project from the edge approximately at the heightof the bottom thereof. On these carrying or supporting members theholders may be suspended.

When it is intended to connect adjacent holders with each other in asimple manner, the carrying or supporting members of one holder areadvantageously arranged offset, with respect to the plane of the bottomthereof in each case at opposite sides of this plane by about halfthematerial thickness thereof measured at a right angle to the plane, andone of the carrying or supporting members is provided with a lug portionwhile the other carrying or supporting member is provided with a recessinto which the lug portion fits, and both the lug portion and the recessalike extend at a right angle to the plane of the bottom. In the case ofthis particular construction, the individual holders may be connectedwith each other in an articulated manner. Each carrying or supportingmember is advantageously provided with a guiding projection for arodshaped carrier which projects from it essentially at a right angle tothe plane of the bottom, preferably a cylindrical tube, by means ofwhich carrier the holders are carried or supported. By virtue of thisconfiguration or provision it is possible to build or make up of holdersand carriers, for example cylindrical tubes, a complete framework fordisplaying carpet samples. The various individual parts for such a frameor framework can be easily shipped because of the limited size thereof.The construction or make-up of the framework is extremely simple sincethe individual parts need only be put together. From the individualparts, i.e., the holders and the carriers, a framework of any desiredsize may be composed or constructed. Because of the articulatedconnection between the various holders, the framework may be constructedaround projections and corners. The framework also, however, may bebuilt around columns disposed within a display room. Nor is a specialfoundation required for a framework of this type since the lowermostholders will simply serve as bases.

A frame similar to the one described hereinabove also may be made up, orconstructed, if -in the case of the holders which extend almosttangentially to the wall thereof and reach the bottom while comprising aslot allowing for the insertion of a carpet sample there is disposed, inthe center of the bottom thereof, at least on one side, a guide elementfor a rod-shaped carrier, projecting vertically from the floor. If thestability of such a frame or framework should not be sufficient, it ispossible to provide at the holders additional devices or means with theaid of which they may be fastened, for example, to a wall.

The holders expediently may consist of plastic and can be made, forexample, according to the injection molding process.

In order to obtain as high a stability as possible from a frame orframework made up or constructed of holders and carriers, the holdersmay be rigidly cemented to the carrier at the carrying or supportingmembers.

The present invention will be further described hereinafter on the basisof several embodiments thereof, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein FIG. 1 illustrates a frame ofplate-shaped holders and tubes, such as is proposed by the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top plan view of a plate-shaped holder, such as isproposed by the present invention, as it is used for the frame accordingto FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-section taken along line III- -III at point Ain FIG. 1, and the position of the crosssectional line is apparent fromFIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a detailed perspective view of the carrying or supportingmember of a plate-shaped holder according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a plate-shapedholder according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a holderaccording to the present invention, and

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the holder shown in FIG. 6.

The frame or framework shown in FIG. 1 comprises a holder 1, carrying orsupporting tubes 2, and various tubular spacer means 3. Each holder 1has a planar bottom 4 which, at the edge thereof, is enclosed orsurrounded by a wall 5 and provided integral therewith. The bottom 4 iscircular, and the wall 5 forms a cylinder. The bottom 4 is disposedcloser to one end face of the cylinder constituted or formed by the wall5. Disposed approximately at the level of the bottom and diametricallyopposite at the outside of the wall 5, and integral therewith, arecarrying or supporting members 6 and 7. These ear-shaped carrying orsupporting members 6 and 7 whose configuration is apparent from FIG. 2,are mounted in each case at a different height of the cylinder formed bythe wall 5. It is thus possible to dispose adjacent holders 1 inoverlapping carrying or supporting members 6 and/or 7 at the same heightor level, and side-by-side.

The holders 1 are carried or supported by the carrying or supportingtubes 2 and kept at a distance with respect to each other. In order toachieve a uniform picture, and in order to enhance the stability of theframe, tubular separator or distance members or pieces are disposed atthose points or places of the supporting or carrying members where nocarrying or supporting tubes 2 are necessary, such as approximatelybelow the carrying members at the far left and/or at the far right inFIG. 1

The carrying or supporting tubes 2 may be chosen to be of a uniformlength, if the gaps that will then arise in each case at the outerframework portions are compensated for by separator members 3 having asuitable length.

Illustrated at 12 in phantom in FIG. 1 is a rolled-up carpet samplewhich is disposed within the framework and held by two holders 1 at theend faces 14 thereof. For the purpose of removing this carpet sample 12from the frame or framework, it is necessary to lift it up until itabuts at the upper end face 14 against the bottom 4 of its upperholder 1. At that time it is necessary that the lower end face of thecarpet roll which thus has becomeliftedabove the wall 5 of the lowerholder 1 be pivoted from out of the holder 1 thereof and then be pivotedoff. Thereafter the sample will 'be free.

FIG. 3 shows in detail the connection of two holders 1 with each otherand with the carrying or supporting tubes 2. The holder 1 with thecarrying or supporting member 7 includes on the upper side of thecarrying or supporting member a lug portion or stud 8 which fits into acorresponding recess 9 of the holder 1 with the carrying member 6. Sincethe carrying or supporting membersviewed in a top plan view are providedround, an articulatedor hinged connection is rendered possible betweentwo holders by virtue of the provision of the lug portion or stud andthe recess in the carrying or supporting members. From the carryingmember 7, there projects downwardly a cylindrical tube-like projection10. This projection or extension constitutes a guide for a carrying orsupporting tube 2. In a similar manner there projects from thecarryingor supporting member 6 upwardly a cylindrical tube-likeprojection or extension 11., which again will form or constitute aguide-for a carrying or supporting tube2. In order to achieve aparticularly high stability of a framework constituted of holders 1,carrying or supporting tubes 2, and separator or distance tube pieces 3,these elements may be cemented to each other at the connecting orjunction points thereof.

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a detailed portion of acarrying or supporting member 7 with the lug portion or stud 8 and theguide projection or extension 10. In order to achieve an increasedstability when cementing the holder 1 to a supporting or carrying tube2, the wall 5 is so provided and arranged within the area or zone of thecarrying or supporting member 7 that it will come to intimately restagainst the carrying or supporting tube 2 over a greater circumferenceof the carrying or supporting tube 2 over the height of the wall 5 Inthe afore-described construction, the frame may be very easily composed,or put together, by means of holders 1, carrying or supporting tubes 2,and distance or separator pieces or elements 3, such as is quite obviousfrom the drawing, and it is also possible in this connection to test themost favorable erection of the framework, and the best possibleadaptation to any possibly existing unevenness of a wall by virtue ofthe articulated or hinged connection of the holders with one another.Once the ultimate form of the frame has been determined, the individualparts thereof may be cemented to each other, after which a rigid frameor 5 framework is obtained.

The holders I, the carrying or supporting tubes 2, and the separator ordistance pieces or elements 3 are preferably made from plastic material.

If it is intended to impart a greater stability to such a frame orframework consisting of this type of holders 1, carrying or supportingtubes 2 and, if necessary or desired, distance or separator pieces orelements 3, metallic rods or tubes may be provided for this purpose. Forthis purpose, the lug portions or studs 8 of the carrying or supportingmembers 7 and the carrying or supporting members 7 themselves must beprovided with a .bore which is approximately concentric to the axis ofthe lug portion or stud 8. The lug portion or stud 8 as well as therecess 9 will, for this purpose, be provided with a correspondinglylarger diameter. When this is so, a metallic rod or a metallic tube maybe slid or inserted through the aligning carrying or supporting members6 and 7-of holders 1 and the coordinated aligning carrying or supportingtubes 2, and if desired, the distance or separator pieces or elements 3.By means of clamping means or devices at the ends of these metallic rodsor of this metallic tube it is possible to securely clamp together thecarrying or supporting members 6 and 7, the supporting or carrying tubes2, being disposed therebetween, and, if desired, distance or separatorpieces or elements 3. I In the case of a framework with several metallicrods or metallic tubes, the latter may be again connected with eachother at the ends thereof by means of metallic bands, whereby theframework is given an even greater stability or rigidity.

In the embodiment of a holder 1 as shown in FIG. 5, the bottom 4 isenclosed with a wall 5 over only a part of the circumference thereof. Inthis manner it is possible to insert a carpet sample, being tightlyrolled up, easily through the thus produced recess between twoholders 1. When the carpet sample is then released, it

will come to rest against the still existing portion of the 7 wall 5 andwill be held firmly and securely between the two holders.

The holder according to FIG. 5, of course, also may be provided withcarrying or supporting members 6 and 7.

In the case of the embodiment of a holder 1 shown in FIG. 6, a slot isdisposed in the wall 5 of this holder which extends in each case to thebottom 4 of the holder and nearly tangentially with respect to thecircumference of the wall 5. It is possible to insert a carpet samplethrough the slot 15, and the latter will automatically become rolled upwithin the holder during the process or operation of being inserted.

It is apparent from FIG. 7 how the holder shown in FIG. 6 may beconnected with carrying or supporting holders 2. Approximately in thecenter of the bottom 4 of the holder 1, one guiding stud or lug portion16 each will project in each case upwardly and downwardly. A carrying orsupporting tube 2 may be slid upon or inserted on this guiding stud.

In this provision and arrangement, carrying or supporting tubes that aredisposed in the center of the holders 1 will not be disturbing since thecarpet sample is not introduced or inserted into the holders in thealready rolled-up condition thereof, but is instead rolled up only inthe course of the insertion thereof through the slot while moving aroundthe carrying or supporting tubes 2.

Also in connection with the embodiments shown in H08. 6 and 7 it ispossible to utilize again the aforedescribed metallic rods or tubes ormetallic bands for the purpose of reinforcing a framework of holders 1and carrying or supporting tubes 2. It is necessary, for this purpose,of course, that the guiding studs or lug portions 16 be provided with abore that is essentially concentric to the axis thereof.

it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many modificationsmay be made within the scope of the present invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof, and the invention includes all suchmodifications.

What is claimed is:

l. A structure for displaying carpet samples in rollform; comprising, apair of holders, each of said holders including a generally flat baseportion, holding means attached to said base portion at thecircumference of said base portion, extending perpendicular thereto andsurrounding one end of a carpet sample in roll form and a pair ofear-like mounting members attached to diametrically opposite sides ofsaid holder and extending therefrom parallel to said base portion; andelongated, rod-shaped supports attached to said ear-like mountingmembers to space said base portions of said pair of holders apart adistance at least equal to the length of a carpet sample in roll-form.

2. A structure according to claim 1 wherein a pair of holding means areattached to the base portion of the holders and extend perpendicularlyfrom each side of said base portion, respectively.

3. A structure according to claim 1 wherein an opening is formed in theholding means perpendicular to the base portion of the holders andhaving a width sufficient to receive a carpet sample in tightly rolledform, whereby a carpet sample may be inserted into said holding means intightly rolled form and then released to generally conform to theinterior shape of said holding means.

4. A structure according to claim 1 wherein the holders are formed ofplastic.

5. A structure according to claim 4 wherein the holders are formed byinjection molding.

6. A structure according to claim 4 wherein the earlike mounting membersare cemented to the rodshaped supports.

7. A structure according to claim 1 wherein guide projections aremounted on the ear-like mounting members substantially perpendicular tothe base portion of the holder and attach the supports to said earlikemounting members.

8. A structure according to claim 7 wherein the supports are tubular andthe guide projections fit in the ends of said supports.

9. A structure according to claim 8 wherein the guide projections arealso tubular.

10. A structure according to claim 1 wherein at least two pairs ofholders are mounted in side by side relationship and the ear-likemounting members include mounting means to attach the ear-like mountingmembers ofone pair of said holders to the ear-like mounting members ofanother pair of said holders.

11. A structure according to claim 10 wherein the mounting means arepivotal mounting means to permit pivoting of one pair of holders withrespect to another pair of said holders on an axis perpendicular to thebase portions of said holders.

12. A structure according to claim 10 wherein the ear-like mountingmembers of the pair of holders mounted in side by side relationship areoffset from one another in a direction perpendicular to the baseportions of said holders a distance equal to about one-half thethickness of the base portions of said holders, whereby said ear-likeprojections of said pairs of holders are in overlapping contact with oneanother while said pairs of holders are in the same plane.

13. A structure according to claim 12 wherein the mounting meansincludes a projection, substantially perpendicular to the base portionsof the holders, formed on the ear-like mounting members of one of thepairs of holders and a recess, substantially perpendicular to said baseportions of said holders, formed in the ear-like mounting members of theother of said pairs of holders into which said projections fit.

14. A structure according to claim 1 wherein the base portions of thepair of holders are spaced apart a distance greater than the length of acarpet sample in rollform, whereby a carpet sample in roll-form may beinsexted in the holding means of one of said pair of bolders a distancesufficient for the opposite end of said carpet sample in roll-form toclear the top of the holding means of the other of said pair of holdersand said opposite end of a carpet sample in roll-form may then beinserted in said holding means of said other of said pair of holders.

15. A structure according to claim 14 wherein the holding means of oneof the pair of holders is greater in height than the holding means ofthe other of said pair of holders, whereby a carpet sample in roll-formmay be inserted in the higher of said holding means first and thereafterin the lower of said holding means.

1. A structure for displaying carpet samples in roll-form; comprising, apair of holders, each of said holders including a generally flat baseportion, holding means attached to said base portion at thecircumference of said base portion, extending perpendicular thereto andsurrounding one end of a carpet sample in roll form and a pair ofear-like mounting members attached to diametrically opposite sides ofsaid holder and extending therefrom parallel to said base portion; andelongated, rodshaped supports attached to said ear-like mounting membersto space said base portions of said pair of holders apart a distance atleast equal to the length of a carpet sample in roll-form.
 2. Astructure according to claim 1 wherein a pair of holding means areattached to the base portion of the holders and extend perpendicularlyfrom each side of said base portion, respectively.
 3. A structureaccording to claim 1 wherein an opening is formed in the holding meansperpendicular to the base portion of the holders and having a widthsufficient to receive a carpet sample in tightly rolled form, whereby acarpet sample may be inserted into said holding means in tightly rolledform and then released to generally conform to the interior shape ofsaid holding means.
 4. A structure according to claim 1 wherein theholders are formed of plastic.
 5. A structure according to claim 4wherein the holders are formed by injection molding.
 6. A structureaccording to claim 4 wherein the ear-like mounting members are cemenTedto the rod-shaped supports.
 7. A structure according to claim 1 whereinguide projections are mounted on the ear-like mounting memberssubstantially perpendicular to the base portion of the holder and attachthe supports to said ear-like mounting members.
 8. A structure accordingto claim 7 wherein the supports are tubular and the guide projectionsfit in the ends of said supports.
 9. A structure according to claim 8wherein the guide projections are also tubular.
 10. A structureaccording to claim 1 wherein at least two pairs of holders are mountedin side by side relationship and the ear-like mounting members includemounting means to attach the ear-like mounting members of one pair ofsaid holders to the ear-like mounting members of another pair of saidholders.
 11. A structure according to claim 10 wherein the mountingmeans are pivotal mounting means to permit pivoting of one pair ofholders with respect to another pair of said holders on an axisperpendicular to the base portions of said holders.
 12. A structureaccording to claim 10 wherein the ear-like mounting members of the pairof holders mounted in side by side relationship are offset from oneanother in a direction perpendicular to the base portions of saidholders a distance equal to about one-half the thickness of the baseportions of said holders, whereby said ear-like projections of saidpairs of holders are in overlapping contact with one another while saidpairs of holders are in the same plane.
 13. A structure according toclaim 12 wherein the mounting means includes a projection, substantiallyperpendicular to the base portions of the holders, formed on theear-like mounting members of one of the pairs of holders and a recess,substantially perpendicular to said base portions of said holders,formed in the ear-like mounting members of the other of said pairs ofholders into which said projections fit.
 14. A structure according toclaim 1 wherein the base portions of the pair of holders are spacedapart a distance greater than the length of a carpet sample inroll-form, whereby a carpet sample in roll-form may be inserted in theholding means of one of said pair of holders a distance sufficient forthe opposite end of said carpet sample in roll-form to clear the top ofthe holding means of the other of said pair of holders and said oppositeend of a carpet sample in roll-form may then be inserted in said holdingmeans of said other of said pair of holders.
 15. A structure accordingto claim 14 wherein the holding means of one of the pair of holders isgreater in height than the holding means of the other of said pair ofholders, whereby a carpet sample in roll-form may be inserted in thehigher of said holding means first and thereafter in the lower of saidholding means.